Popular for ships, especially liners and capital ships. This is the traditional scale for comparative drawings of ships, used by the Royal Navy as it is about one-tenth of a nautical mile to the foot. Warship models produced by Airfix. Schabak/Schuco also produces airliner models in this scale.

This is a scale used by the military in World War II for ship models used for war games and naval recognition. Several Japanese companies such as Nichimo Co Ltd. and Fujimi Model produce plastic ship models in this scale. It is also used by European companies for pre-finished die-cast airliner models.

Aircraft, science fiction, space non fiction, figures, vehicles, and watercraft. Now the most prolific[citation needed] small scale (i.e. less than 1:35) for plastic injection armored fighting vehicle (AFV) models, and also plastic model figurines and scale model vehicles and aircraft by companies such as Airfix. There is a growing popularity for scratch-built radio control model ships in this scale.[citation needed] More genres are covered in this scale than any other.[2] Known as 20 mm figure scale in wargaming circles.

Ships, die-cast cars. Matchbox and Hot Wheels use this scale to describe their vehicles, although the actual scale of the individual models varies from 1:55 to beyond 1:100. Same as S Scale. Also called 3⁄16 in. scale.

Common scale for pre-1970s hobbyist miniature wargaming figures. Some companies such as Privateer Press are producing new figures in this scale. Because 28 mm figure scale wargaming miniatures have crept in scale over the years, these new "30 mm figure scale" wargaming miniatures are similar in proportion to the current 28 mm figure scale wargaming miniatures. Force of Arms, Westwind and s&s models also use this scale for their range of resin and metal World War II and modern 28 mm figure scale vehicles.

Used by Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures. A handful of high-detail, Japanese giant robot model kits primarily produced by Bandai are of this scale. Some Japanese toy manufacturers also produce aircraft toys in this scale. Rare model rail scale from Germany.

Many European die-cast construction vehicles and trucks. Some early Japanese aircraft kits are also of this scale, and it is the standard scale for hand-crafted wooden aircraft models in Japan. 25 mm figure scale wargaming vehicles are often of this scale, Brigade Games being one manufacturer.

For dollhouse applications, 1:48 is commonly known as quarter scale (as it is one-quarter of the 1:12 "standard" dollhouse scale). Mainly military aircraft, but in 2005 Tamiya launched a new series of armored fighting vehicle (AFV) models in this scale. It is the American O scale. Architectural model scale corresponding to widely used architectural drawing scale in the U.S. Also the main Lego scale, known as minifig scale. The rather uncommon 40 mm figure scale wargames figures fit approximately into this scale.

The very early models of the British Coronation Coach and a few other horse-drawn wagons were made in this scale. Cheap soft plastic soldier figures are also made to this scale; there are a few kits to make vehicles for them.

The most popular scale for military vehicles and figures. Used heavily by Verlinden Productions. It was originally conceived by Tamiya for convenience of fitting motorised parts and batteries. Corresponds well with 54mm figures.

Military vehicles; 54 mm figure scale toy soldiers are supposed to use this scale as well. Same as Gauge 1, cars, common for slot cars. Some aircraft (e.g. Matchbox/Revell). Commonly referred to as Stablemate size in model horses.

Cars, figures. AMT (now combined with Ertl), Revell, and Jo-Han made cars in this scale. In Europe, this is preferred over 1:24. The Netherlands has whole toy villages in this scale. This scale is also standard in most theatre design models used to represent set designs before being built

Cars, figures. Monogram made cars in this scale; Common scale for non-US companies including Tamiya. Some American dollhouse brands. Die cast vehicles by Danbury and Franklin Mint. American trains by Delton Mfg. and Aristocraft Classics. Model horses ("Little Bit" size).

Live steam trains (non-ridable), Figures. Ertl's popular line of farm and construction machinery is produced in this size. RC Tanks produced by Tamiya, Heng Long, Matto, AsiaTam, WSN, Torro, Scale model kits by Trumpeter, Eduard, Kirin

Common scale utilized by Japanese companies for figures of anime characters, especially[citation needed] when the portrayed character is supposed to be young in age. The scale of a standard 4-stud × 2-stud Lego brick compared to the unit size of a standard house brick (9 × 41⁄2 × 3 inches).